I got the same offer this morning. I would love to get one but the timing for me financially is not so good. The visa bill from Xmas just came in!
I have a series 2. An HD, and a premire....all lifetime. Maybe I could sell one.

Just curious.. did anyone here receive an offer to purchase a new Roamio at a discounted price because they are members of the "advisory panel" ?

Thanks for letting me know...

I just the Roamio offer in the mail (USPS) $750 for the Roamio plus and Lifetime service, nice color mailer. Did not say anything about the "advisory panel". (the other Roamio models were also offered as a package)

So the mini really is only $24.99? I thought maybe it was a mistake. wow $$399.99 for the pro is awfully tempting! Only thing i hate is having to pay another $399.99 for lifetime! I may sell one of my tivo xl 2s and just get the pro but not the mini. so the pro will work nicely with the tivo premiere xl2 for transfering and streaming programs correct? (I just want to be sure i dont need a mini)

So the mini really is only $24.99? I thought maybe it was a mistake. wow $$399.99 for the pro is awfully tempting! Only thing i hate is having to pay another $399.99 for lifetime! I may sell one of my tivo xl 2s and just get the pro but not the mini.

I'm still debating. In our situation, I'm not interested in the lifetime service because it really isn't cost effective for us.

I spent a good 30 minutes with the deal in my cart debating lifetime or not.

I've long been an advocate of not having lifetime anymore, but i ran the numbers on the hardware and ended up at a shorter break-even point on the lifetime than the monthly. I think, because, the mini is so much better to lifetime? Maybe if I had run the numbers as lifetime mini but not lifetime TiVo? I didn't run that scenario. I just ran lifetime on both or monthly on both. Posting the rough numbers, it came out to 550 for the lifetimes, saving 21 a month on subs = 26 months. Or maybe in the past I always ran the numbers as a new owner, and without the 100 MSD on lifetime? I'm honestly not sure.

At 24 months it's a no-brainer, IMO, to lifetime it. At 26-27 months, it's a judgement call and depends on how important that cash is to you (are you financing it? are you getting any points on a credit card? Are you going to be more cash poor later? What's your opportunity cost? etc).

It's also a big deal to have one lifetime TiVo so that you will forever get the MSD no matter what and your MSD price is locked in. I learned that the hard way when my S1 with lifetime burned out and I lost my 6.99 MSD on my S3.

Would it be a safe guess that the Mini @ $24.99 is only when bundled with a Roamio Plus or Pro? I'd like to get a Mini though I have a Roamio Pro already and will be getting a second Roamio from Amazon once Squaretrade pays out my claim on a Premiere XL that blew out its tuner.

Would it be a safe guess that the Mini @ $24.99 is only when bundled with a Roamio Plus or Pro? I'd like to get a Mini though I have a Roamio Pro already and will be getting a second Roamio from Amazon once Squaretrade pays out my claim on a Premiere XL that blew out its tuner.

No, the deal says you can use it on a mini alone. You do not have to buy a Roamio to get the mini deal.

I spent a good 30 minutes with the deal in my cart debating lifetime or not.

I've long been an advocate of not having lifetime anymore, but i ran the numbers on the hardware and ended up at a shorter break-even point on the lifetime than the monthly. I think, because, the mini is so much better to lifetime? Maybe if I had run the numbers as lifetime mini but not lifetime TiVo? I didn't run that scenario. I just ran lifetime on both or monthly on both. Posting the rough numbers, it came out to 550 for the lifetimes, saving 21 a month on subs = 26 months. Or maybe in the past I always ran the numbers as a new owner, and without the 100 MSD on lifetime? I'm honestly not sure.

At 24 months it's a no-brainer, IMO, to lifetime it. At 26-27 months, it's a judgement call and depends on how important that cash is to you (are you financing it? are you getting any points on a credit card? Are you going to be more cash poor later? What's your opportunity cost? etc).

It's also a big deal to have one lifetime TiVo so that you will forever get the MSD no matter what and your MSD price is locked in. I learned that the hard way when my S1 with lifetime burned out and I lost my 6.99 MSD on my S3.

I would very much appreciate it if someone would grant me a code, or, if that doesn't work, buy a mini on my behalf. I'll happily pay a small vig for the favor. My email is anthony moody at yahoo d0t com. No spaces, you know the drill. Thanks!!